BIMINI, Bahamas – The South Dakota men’s basketball team erased a 14-point deficit in the second half but could not overcome Air Force in a 65-62 loss at the Bimini Jam Sunday at Gateway Christian Academy. Trey Burch-Manning scored 18 of his game-high 22 points in the second half. Lavelle Scottie led Air Force with 15 points while shooting 61.5 percent from the field on 24-of-40 made baskets. The Coyotes forced the Falcons into 22 turnovers while committing just nine turnovers themselves. Simpson had a career-best four steals as part of the 22 forced turnovers. South Dakota closes action at the Bimini Jam Monday Night against UMBC.
VERMILLION, S.D.—Six Coyotes reached double figures in South Dakota’s 112-52 rout of College Saint Mary on Sunday inside the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. Junior guard Ciara Duffy led the way with 15 points in 14 minutes of the first half. She was 6-of-9 from the floor and tallied four steals with a pair of rebounds. Redshirt-sophomore center Hannah Sjerven also scored 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting. South Dakota put six players in double figures for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
